Care to Care? Assessing the challenges of integrating migrant women into Europe's labour force

Rubin, Jennifer; Rendall, Michael S.; Rabinovich, Lila; Tsang, Flavia; Oranje-Nassau, Constantijn van; Janta, Barbara

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“…Reflecting on our theoretical argument that the signalling function of part-time work might vary across different part-time categories and for different types of women, our findings have shown that even when considering compositional and structural differences, immigrant women experience a stronger outsider position in comparison to native women across all working time categories, hinting at double disadvantage in those groups (Rubin et al, 2008). In this regard, the signalling of different types of part-time job works for native women in a positive way by reducing risks and enhancing opportunities (stepping stone), whereas the negative signal is particularly strong for immigrant women working marginal part-time and substantial part-time, which can be considered as a trap.…”

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confidence: 65%

“…As in other European countries, most immigrants were employed before the crisis, though they were concentrated in unskilled and low-paid jobs (Bernardi et al, 2011). Moreover, they were overrepresented in part-time work, often on a non-voluntary basis (Rubin et al, 2008). Immigrant women satisfied the demand for domestic workers that was driven by the labour market absorption of native women (Da Roit et al, 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Reasons for the observed migrant–native gap are manifold but are mainly related to compositional differences in human capital, specific barriers to migrants (such as language), as well as particular family-related structures (Chiswick et al, 2005; Khoudja and Platt, 2018). But the disadvantaged position is also connected to their higher concentration in the (non-voluntary) part-time sector with low-skilled, low-status and precarious jobs offering fewer prospects of upward mobility (Rubin et al, 2008).…”

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“…Not surprisingly, the ‘stepping stone’ versus ‘dead end’ hypotheses have been studied mainly for women’s labour market trajectories, with inconclusive results (Beham et al, 2018; Blázquez and Moral, 2014; Connolly and Gregory, 2008; Grimshaw and Rubery, 2001; Hakim, 1997; Manning and Petrongolo, 2008). Part-time employment is more prevalent among immigrant than native-born women across different EU countries (Rubin et al, 2008). However, little is known about whether foreign-born workers face worse job prospects in this non-standard employment.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Trapped in Precariousness? Risks and Opportunities of Female Immigrants and Natives Transitioning from Part-Time Jobs in Spain

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Steinmetz²

2020

Work, Employment and Society

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Using panel data from the Spanish Labour Force Survey (2008–2016), we explore the risks and opportunities of job transitions (to unemployment, inactivity, full-time work and promotion) of female immigrants and natives in part-time work. This is the first study examining the two possible functions of part-time employment (stepping stone or trap) for different types of women across different working time categories. It contributes to the ongoing discussion about the function of non-standard work by applying an intersectional lens. Our results confirm that the signalling of different types of part-time job works positively, although the signal is weaker for immigrant women, particularly for those working in marginal and substantial part-time employment. The main sociodemographic and structural drivers of labour transitions explain only partially the gross migrant–native differences. As female immigrants experience a stronger outsider position, additional determinants of signalling beyond human capital and labour market segmentation factors might be at work.

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Trapped in Precariousness? Risks and Opportunities of Female Immigrants and Natives Transitioning from Part-Time Jobs in Spain

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2020

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“…Not only are people of migrant origin less likely to be employed, they generally receive lower wages, more frequently have short-term contracts, and are over-represented in blue-collar jobs or secondary positions in the labour market (Corluy and Verbist 2014; OECD 2008; Urso and Schuster 2013). Facing a double disadvantage as a result of combining disadvantages related to both gender and ethnicity (Rubin et al 2008), migrant women experience more difficulties than native women in securing a position in the labour market, and ethnic penalties have been shown to be larger for women than is the case for men (Corluy and Verbist 2014; Urso and Schuster 2013). Considering the links between family formation, employment trajectories and pension protection, migrant women are much less likely than natives to combine employment with having young children (Rubin et al 2008).…”

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The effect of family formation on the build-up of pension rights among minority ethnic groups and native women in Belgium

2017

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Gender penalties in pension outcomes are widely acknowledged and have been documented for majority populations in various settings. A recurring finding is that the gendered impact of family formation on work–care trajectories adversely affects women's accumulation of pension rights over the lifecourse relative to men. Although maternal employment is particularly low in migrant populations, few papers have explicitly addressed pension protection of migrant women. Using longitudinal microdata from the Belgian Social Security Registers, we analyse whether entry into parenthood differentially affected the build-up of first pillar pension rights of working-age migrant women compared to natives between 1998 and 2010, further distinguishing by origin group and migrant generation. The results show that native women are most likely to build up pension rights through full-time employment both before and after parenthood. In contrast, first-generation women and women of Turkish and Moroccan origin are more likely to build up pension rights though assimilated periods or rely on derived pension rights after parenthood, even when controlling for type of pension build-up before parenthood. We conclude that policies reinforcing individualisation of pension rights based on employment or decreasing the importance of derived rights may erode pension protection of groups having limited access to the labour market, and require co-ordination with employment and family policies that support the combination of work and care responsibilities.

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Belonging: A Study of the Relationship Between Migrant Women’s Social Interactions and Their Perception of Their Own Integration

Graham-Brown¹

2021

Educational Linguistics

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Belonging: A study of the relationship between migrant women's social interactions and their perception of their own integration. Migrant women settling in the UK face multiple barriers to integration. This qualitative study explored the experiences of six newly arrived migrant women who attended community ESOL classes (English for Speakers of Other Languages), focusing on the women's social interactions in English, the places in which social interactions took place and their sense of belonging. Belonging is defined as feeling at ease with oneself and one's surroundings (Miller, 2003). Data was gathered over one and a half years, using narrative interviews and oral diaries, and analysed using thematic and classic content analysis methods. The study concluded that women's social interactions took place in four main spheres: local community, public services, work and home. Data demonstrated that social interactions in English affected women's feelings of belonging from four aspects: material, relational, cultural and temporal. Findings indicated that social interactions supported women to build trust in people who were different to them and to learn cultural knowledge, practices and acceptable behaviours not formally taught in their ESOL sessions, which supported participants to gain access and to feel at ease in unfamiliar spheres. This study will help teachers to recognise the contribution of social interactions to their students' language development and integration; policy-makers to plan for future ESOL and integration programme development and funding; and assist organisations in designing more effective community ESOL programmes. Recommendations include for practitioners to plan for activities to support social interactions outside the classroom, to consider the importance of digital skills in enabling ESOL learners to participate in online social interactions, and a more joined-up approach with public service organisations to support staff in those roles to understand how to best support migrant clients who are learning English.

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Care to Care? Assessing the challenges of integrating migrant women into Europe's labour force

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Trapped in Precariousness? Risks and Opportunities of Female Immigrants and Natives Transitioning from Part-Time Jobs in Spain

Trapped in Precariousness? Risks and Opportunities of Female Immigrants and Natives Transitioning from Part-Time Jobs in Spain

The effect of family formation on the build-up of pension rights among minority ethnic groups and native women in Belgium

Belonging: A Study of the Relationship Between Migrant Women’s Social Interactions and Their Perception of Their Own Integration

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